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Whipping boy   /wˈɪpɪŋ bɔɪ/   Listen
Whipping boy

noun
1.
Someone who is punished for the errors of others.  Synonym: scapegoat.





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"Whipping boy" Quotes from Famous Books



... was the eldest daughter of Mr. Murray, Charles I.'s page and whipping boy. She married Sir Lionel Talmash of Suffolk, a gentleman of noble family. After her father's death, she took the title of Countess of Dysart, although there was some dispute about the right of her father to any title. Bishop Burnet says: "She was a ...
— The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-54 • Edward Abbott Parry


Words linked to "Whipping boy" :   victim


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